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Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:01:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc02.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2086444 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:51:03 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc02.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030325235102.MFKW8681.sccmmhc02.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 23:51:02 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: More radiator trivia X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:50:52 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000a01c2f329$618cc7a0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C2F2F7.16F257A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C2F2F7.16F257A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings again, =20 Keep your fingers crossed, I actually faxed my custom radiator request = over to Howe Racing today. When they get done laughing, I'll be expecting = their call. They only have 2.25" cores, so the frontal area will be bigger = than I originally hoped. What I ordered is a vertical flow, with an 18.25 X = 24.4 core, which give a volume of 1000 cubic inches. It has a 12 inch oil = cooler in the inlet tank, and a 10 inch oil cooler in the outlet tank (couldn't = fit a 12"). I specified two 1/2" NPT returns for water heater, and a 1/2" = NPT vent & drain that can double as water temp sender holes. The main = inlet and outlet are AN16, and the oil in/outs are all AN12. I sure hope they = can build it as specified, because I am soooooooo sick of thinking about = this. =20 =20 Now for the trivia- When thinking about volume area of these radiators, = I decided to measure the factory, and Fluidyne radiators for my 93 RX-7. = The core is 25 X 12.5, with the factory being 15/16" thick, and the Fluidyne being 1-5/8" thick. That gives us a volume of 293 cu in for stock, and = 508 cu in for aftermarket. Keep in mind that the inlet design of the RX-7 = is as bad as my RV-3, and the stock engine makes 255 HP. Of course it = doesn't do it for long, or you're in jail, so it's tough to really stress the = cooling system on the street. With all the right mods, these are some of the fastest cars on the street. Zoom, Zoom :-) =20 =20 Rusty Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C2F2F7.16F257A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings=20 again,

Keep your = fingers crossed,=20 I actually faxed my custom radiator request over to Howe Racing = today. =20 When they get done laughing, I'll be expecting their call. They = only have=20 2.25" cores, so the frontal area will be bigger than I originally = hoped. =20 What I ordered is a vertical flow, with an 18.25 X 24.4 core, = which=20 give a volume of 1000 cubic inches. It has a 12 inch oil cooler in = the=20 inlet tank, and a 10 inch oil cooler in the outlet tank (couldn't fit a=20 12"). I specified two 1/2" NPT returns for water = heater, and a=20 1/2" NPT vent & drain that can double as water = temp=20 sender holes. The main inlet and outlet are AN16, and the oil = in/outs=20 are all AN12. I sure hope they can build it as specified, because = I=20 am soooooooo sick of thinking about = this.

Now for the=20 trivia- When thinking about volume area of these radiators, I = decided=20 to measure the factory, and Fluidyne radiators for my 93 = RX-7. =20 The core is 25 X 12.5, with the factory being 15/16" thick, and the = Fluidyne being 1-5/8" thick. That gives us a volume of=20 293 cu in for stock, and 508 cu in for aftermarket. Keep = in mind=20 that the inlet design of the RX-7 is as bad as my RV-3, and the stock = engine=20 makes 255 HP. Of course it doesn't do it for long, or you're = in=20 jail, so it's tough to really stress the cooling system on the = street. =20 With all the right mods, these are some of the fastest cars on the = street. =20 Zoom, Zoom :-) =20

Rusty

Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental = aircraft)...Be Afraid=20 :-)

1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money=20 :-)

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